Students
Puentistas attending the transfer motivational conference at UC Merced
- Know what it takes to succeed in college
- Belong to a statewide network of leaders and professionals
- Participate in college tours, conferences, and cultural events
Results
- Over 20,000 students have been served to date
- Over 280,000 students have benefited from the extended impact of Puente training
- Retention of Puente students is 92%, compared with 60% for community college students statewide
- Community Colleges with Puente programs transfer 44 percent more Latinx students to the University of California than colleges without Puente
Puente mentor mixer
Puente is the only post-secondary program in California ever to receive the prestigious national Innovations in American Government Award
Field trip to UC Berkeley
Interested in Puente?
To join the program or to get more information, please download the student information sheet, enter all necessary information and return it by email to:
Puentistas attending the transfer motivational conference at UC Davis